Listen to a podcast related to this episode here! So many times, in my sessions with clients or just talking to friends, I hear people wonder why they always seem to end up dating (or married to) people who are bad for them. It seems so obvious that people want…

I work with a lot of super smart, very high achieving people. One thing that often stands out is the sharp contrast between how intelligent these people are in the rest of their lives and how little they understand about sex and relationships. My entire blog and podcast is focused…

A friend of mine recommended that I write about whether to stay home with your kids, because she secretly hates me and wants to put me squarely in the middle of the Mommy Wars. Just kidding! …

Interestingly, the term “limerence” has come back in style. This term can be found in the 1979 book Love and Limerence by Dorothy Tennov. Limerence is “first and foremost a condition of cognitive obsession” about an often unrequited love interest (33). When it is reciprocated, you can feel “euphoria” (46)…

Reader No Love writes, I’m a huge fan of your blog! I would love to hear your advice about how to cope when no one speaks your love language. I think love languages are important to consider not only in romantic relationships but also in friendships as well, but no…

After reading this article, I felt that, although many types of sex were chronicled, some key ones were left out. There was a particular deficit in documenting the varieties of sex that are most popular in the large, fatigued population of parents with small kids, which is where this post…

Reader Guilty About Not Enriching writes, My baby is 6 months old and I have noticed other moms going to Mommy and Me classes. Honestly, I work part time and when I’m home, I like to hang out with my baby doing stuff I need or want to do for…

Reader Stressed Mommy writes, We left our boys (soon to be 1 and 3) with my inlaws for a sleepover last night while we attended a wedding. When we met up with them this morning at a baptism, our nearly 1 year old was sitting comfortably in his grandfather’s lap…

Reader Condescended To writes, A few times with a girl I am dating I have said something wrong, perhaps out of confusion. Here is an example. We are actually in a long distance relationship, just an hour difference time-wise. She is an orthodontist and was waiting for a patient. She…